Last checked: October 16, 2026.
Facts about Skills Base below come from its own public pages fetched on that date, linked beside each claim. This is a comparison of published information, not a product test. “Not published” means we could not establish the detail from the pages read; it does not mean a feature is absent.
Published facts at a glance
| Question | Skills Base | TrainGrid |
|---|---|---|
| Published pricing | Free: $0. Teams: $2.25 per person per month. Enterprise: $4 per person per month. Ultimate: “On Request”. Currency, tax treatment and annual billing terms: Not published on this page. Skills Base pricing | USD $99/month Starter, $249/month Professional and $449/month Enterprise; annual billing is $990, $2,490 and $4,490 respectively, excluding sales tax. Starter and Professional include one location; multiple locations require Enterprise. The training matrix is on every plan. Published plans |
| Free trial | The tracking page says “Free trial available” and “No credit card required”. Trial duration: Not published. Skills Base trial offer. A separate Free plan supports up to 25 people. Free account FAQ | 14 days, no credit card required. Trial terms |
| How you start | “Sign Up For Free” for Free, “Get Started Now” for Teams, “Book a Demo” for Enterprise and “Schedule a Call” for Ultimate. Skills Base start options | Self-serve signup. Published signup options |
| Import of existing training records | CSV import includes course assignments with a completion-date field, as well as people, courses, qualifications and qualification assignments. The general importer is available with Teams, Enterprise and Ultimate. Skills Base import fields and plans. Training is an additional module; the pricing table lists the Training Module under Ultimate. Training Module and plan availability | Employees and courses by CSV; training history not imported. Employee import and course import. |
| Languages | The interface-language list includes English, French, German, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese and others. Skills Base supported languages | English only. |
| Mobile | Skills assessments for desktop and mobile are described in the October 2024 changelog. Skills Base assessment access | Web application only. Getting started guide |
| Integrations | A REST API provides read and write access; implementation requires your own software development or integration capability. SSO attribute pass-through and SFTP batch synchronization of people records are also described. For SFTP, Skills Base says to “reach out to our customer support team” or your account manager. Availability depends on the license and integration option. Skills Base integrations | Read-only REST API, webhooks and on-demand BambooHR roster sync. Integration guide |
Where Skills Base is the better choice
The following are fit judgments based on the linked capabilities, rather than ratings of product quality.
- You need a continuing free option for a small skills inventory. Skills Base publishes a Free plan for up to 25 people. Free account limit. It includes up to 250 skills and skills matrix reports. Check those limits against the work you need to do. Free plan features
- You prefer a subscription priced by person. Skills Base publishes per-person prices for Teams and Enterprise. That model may suit a smaller roster. Compare the required plan, total headcount and billing terms before deciding. Per-person plans
- Your people need the interface in a language other than English. The Skills Base FAQ lists 15 interface language options, including French, German, Spanish (Latin America), Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin) and Korean. TrainGrid is English only. Skills Base supported languages
- You need to write records in through an API. Skills Base describes a REST API with “both read and write access” and says API integrations require “software development/integration capabilities on your side”. Skills Base REST API. Its pricing table lists Rest APIs on Teams, Enterprise and Ultimate. API plan availability. The TrainGrid API is read-only.
- You need existing records imported at the start. Skills Base’s CSV importer, available with the Teams, Enterprise and Ultimate licenses, accepts qualification assignments with a start date, end date and status, and course assignments with a completion date. Data import fields and plans. The pricing table lists the Training Module under Ultimate, so confirm which plan your course records need. Training Module plan availability. TrainGrid does not import training history today.
Where TrainGrid is the better choice
- You want a flat subscription for one plant as employee records grow. Starter and Professional include unlimited employee records at USD $99 and $249 per month, with three and ten staff logins respectively. Multiple locations require Enterprise. Plan prices and limits. Skills Base lists Teams and Enterprise by person per month, so compare the headcount and staff-login allowance as well as the features each plan includes. Skills Base pricing model
Both products publish expiry reminders and supporting-record features. Skills Base describes evidence uploads stored against the employee record, “Full audit history and approvals” and alerts sent 90, 60 and 30 days before expiry. Skills Base records and evidence. Its pricing table lists Qualification Expiry Notifications under Ultimate. Notification plan availability. TrainGrid sends certificate expiry reminders on every plan and supports completion attachments, course-version history and an audit log with side-by-side Before and After values. Expiry reminders, completion attachments, course versions and audit log. In a trial or demo of either product, open one real record and check that it holds the fields you need.
Decide whether the immediate job is measuring skills, tracking completed instruction, or retrieving the supporting record. Our training-records software and LMS comparison separates those jobs. Use the same sample record and the same acceptance criteria when evaluating either product.
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